Northern Arizona University President’s Excellence Scholarship
Offered by Northern Arizona University
About this scholarship
Northern Arizona University’s President’s Excellence Scholarship is an automatic merit award for new first-year students who are residents of a U.S. state outside Arizona and are not receiving Western Undergraduate Exchange tuition. For Fall 2027 entrants, it provides $15,000 per academic year and can total $60,000 over eight fall and spring semesters. Applicants need a 3.5–4.0 unweighted high-school core GPA; NAU calculates that core GPA under its published admission rules. No separate scholarship form is required. Students apply for first-year admission through NAU’s out-of-state application, and the university evaluates eligible admits automatically. Recipients must be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree, enroll full time in at least 12 credits, and attend the Flagstaff campus or an eligible statewide campus rather than an online program. They must accept admission, pay the enrollment fee, and submit a final high-school transcript after graduation. The scholarship applies to tuition and cannot be combined with another NAU tuition award, although outside aid may be used without exceeding tuition. Renewal requires full-time enrollment and at least a 2.0 cumulative NAU GPA. Because NAU uses rolling admission and publishes no separate scholarship cutoff, students should apply early and follow the admission portal’s term-specific dates.
Eligibility
- Apply as a new first-year student to Northern Arizona University
- Be a resident of a U.S. state outside Arizona and not receive Western Undergraduate Exchange tuition
- Have a 3.5 to 4.0 unweighted high-school core GPA
- Pursue a first bachelor’s degree at the Flagstaff campus or an eligible statewide campus
- Enroll full time in at least 12 credits during each fall and spring semester
- Accept admission, pay the enrollment fee, and submit a final high-school transcript after graduation
- Maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative NAU GPA for renewal
- Do not combine the award with another NAU tuition scholarship